The Sudden Thing I Trust — Poetry

The Sudden Thing I Trust — Poetry

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Two decades ago—a number of years after I had left my role as a Protestant minister—I took an Easter Sunday walk with my friend, Nona Estrin.
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Maybe this picture of a wildflower lawn is at the far end of the spectrum for lawn options.
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in the garden
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Book Release Celebration
and poetry readings
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Literary Legacy
(for my grandfather Raymond Holden)
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Purple Crocus
Purple crocus is one of the bravest spring flowers.
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A Coal Plant in Iowa
(That never got built...)
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The Sudden Thing I Trust — Poetry
The Sudden Thing I Trust — Poetry
Poetry of forest, childhood, loneliness, neighborhood, dread, rubble, family, inconsolable loss and improbable joy
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